Hollywood and Western mythology seemed to strike a chord with Western art museums and their patrons, but, as usual, this…
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Gateways to the Old West Explore the West’s best museums and discover the rich diverse history of the storied region.
Get your mule, load the wagon and let’s take a look at the best museums of the West. St. Louis, known as the Gateway to …
Beyond Awesome The Grandeur of the West in Western Art.
Grandeur is often associated with the paintings of early artists of the American West: George Caleb Bingham, Karl Bodmer…
Where Cowboy Hats Rule! In the West’s most Western towns, cowboy hats—for men and women—still rule the day.
“Howdy, Tex!” True West’s Bob Boze Bell has traveled the world wearing his signature cowboy hat. From France to Thailan…
Owen Wister’s Wyoming Hit the road across the Cowboy State in search of Wister, Trampas, and The Virginian.
Owen Wister’s The Virginian, A Horseman of the Plains, published in 1902, considered to be the first Western novel, is a…
Cattle Call From the Gulf Coast to the Panhandle, hit the trail and discover Texas’s rich cowboy history.
Since moving to Texas over 15 years ago, I have traveled many miles on the trail of the state’s history and the rich her…
Nebraska’s Outlaw Trail From Nebraska City to Crawford, travel the byways of the Cornhusker State to discover its Wild West history.
Early law and order came not from lawmen, but citizens, in what is now Nebraska. When the wagon trains left Independence…
Nevada’s Silver Roots Experience the Old West in an adventurous round trip around the heart of the Silver State.
What do San Francisco real estate, George Hearst, Mark Twain, the Civil War and the Nobel Peace Prize have in common? Th…
Custer’s Gold Custer’s Black Hills Trail leads to adventure across three states.
“GOLD!” proclaimed Dakota Territory’s Bismarck Tribune, August 12, 1874. Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s Black Hills…
The Barlow Road
The earliest travelers to Oregon Country abandoned their wagons at The Dalles and proceeded on down the Columbia River o…